Gujarat Elections 2017 LIVE: 68% Turnout in First Phase, Says Election Commission

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Few hours into Phase 1 voting for Gujarat elections and already allegations of EVM rigging have surfaced. The Congress alleges that some EVMs in Porbandar, Surat and Jetpur are linked to Bluetooth, while the EC says it has replaced some EVMs.

Sixty eight per cent polling was recorded in the first phase of Gujarat polls, senior deputy election commissioner Unmesh Sinha said on Saturday. Eighty nine seats out of the total of 182 Assembly constituencies went to polls in the first phase with prominent candidates like Chief Minister Vijay Rupani (Rajkot West), Congress’ Shaktisinh Gohil (Mandvi) and Paresh Dhanani (Amreli) in the fray. Allegations of EVM tampering also surfaced at Porbandar, Surat, Jetpur and Navsari and the Election Commission has ordered a probe. Meanwhile, the action shifted to campaigning for Phase two. PM Narendra Modi attacked the Congress for a tweet by one Salman Nizami, who he claimed was an aide of Rahul Gandhi. The Congress, meanwhile, denied knowing him.

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